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By Mayo Clinic staffPeople with schizoid personality are at an increased risk of:
- Developing schizotypal personality disorder, schizophrenia or other delusional disorder
- Drug addiction, particularly to psychedelic drugs
- Alcohol addiction
- Major depression
- Anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder
- Social phobia
- Other personality disorders
Further, because people with schizoid personality disorder may have trouble interpreting and responding to social stimuli, they may have trouble warding off the predatory behavior of other people. As a result, they may be more prone to victimization than are most other people.
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